SET OF FURNITURE

Wood, metal, paper, mirror and fabric
Ethnological Museum of Denia.
Donation: Riera Bosch Sisters

Furniture set that forms a bedroom for a doll's house. It consists of a bed, wardrobe, dressing table, bedside table and screen. The furniture is of the highest quality, with a perfection in the finish and in the details unusually found in toys. The wooden pieces are well cut and fitted, the hinged doors with hinges, moulded edges, mirror on the dressing table and wardrobe and the whole unit is perfectly varnished. The metal sconces, 15 different in total, enhance its exquisiteness.

They were made in Unna, Germany, by Gustav Grote. Pedro Riera Mulet was the pioneer of wooden toys in Dénia. This set is representative of his production, marked by luxury and delicacy. Factory: Pedro Riera Mulet, 1914.

Dimensions (bed). Height: 18,00 cm. Width: 21,00 cm. Length: 29,00 cm. Carrió i Cabrera 2009; White 2013. JSR